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aldrin
nounVery low
/ˈɔːldrɪn/A highly toxic, crystalline chemical compound formerly used as an insecticide.
aldus manutius
nounRare
/ˌældəs məˈnjuːʃəs/The name of a famous Venetian scholar-printer who founded the Aldine Press in the late 15th century.
ale
nounLow
/eɪl/A type of beer, typically fermented with a warm top-fermenting yeast and served without filtration, often with a somewhat higher alcohol content and a stronger, hoppier, or fruitier flavour than lager.
ale conner
nounRare / Historical
/ˈeɪl ˌkɒn.ə/A historical officer appointed to inspect the quality of ale and beer sold to the public.
alea
nounC2
/ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə/Chance; the element of risk or uncertainty.
aleardi
nounNA/Extremely Obscure/Non-Standard
alebion
nounVery Low (Obsolete/Archaic)
/ˈælɪbiən/ or /əˈliːbiən/A poetic or archaic name for Great Britain, particularly England, often found in literary or historical contexts.
alec
nounLow (somewhat archaic, but survives in 'smart alec')
/ˈæl.ɪk/A (usually older) man, often implying a somewhat foolish, pretentious, or overly conventional one.
alecost
nounVery Low
/ˈeɪlkɒst/A plant, Tanacetum balsamita, also known as costmary or bible leaf.
alecto
nounVery Low
/əˈlɛktəʊ/One of the three Furies (Erinyes) in Greek mythology, specifically the 'unceasing' or 'implacable' one who punishes moral crimes.
alectryomancy
nounObsolete / Extremely Rare
/əˈlɛktrɪə(ʊ)ˌmansi/Divination by observing a rooster's pecking at scattered grain.
alegar
nounC2
/əˈleɡə(r)/To allege; to assert without proof.
alegrete
nounvery low
/ˌalɪˈɡreɪteɪ/A type of thoroughbred horse breed originating in Brazil.
alehouse
nounC2
/ˈeɪl.haʊs/A tavern or public house where ale (beer) is sold and drunk.
aleichem
nounLow
/əˌleɪəˈxɛm/A greeting phrase meaning 'to you' or 'upon you', specifically a shortened form of the Hebrew/Yiddish phrase 'shalom aleichem', meaning 'peace be upon you'.
aleixandre
nounVery Low
/ˌaleɪˈʃɑːndreɪ/A Spanish-language surname and masculine given name, most famously referring to the 20th-century Spanish poet Vicente Aleixandre, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1977).
alekhine
nounVery Low
/əˈlɛxɪn/A surname, specifically of the Russian-French world chess champion Alexander Alekhine.
aleksandropol
nounVery Low (C2)
/ˌalɪkˈsændrəpɒl/The former name (until 1924) of the city of Gyumri, located in present-day Armenia.
aleksandrovsk
nounLow
/ˌælɪkˈsændrɒfsk/A proper noun referring to specific historical towns, typically in former Imperial Russian or Soviet contexts.
aleman
nounVery Low
/ˈalɪmən/A rare, chiefly literary or poetic term for a German person; or, in specific historical contexts, a person from the Alemanni tribe.

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